Mark Whitfield

Danny & the Champions of the World “Swift Street” – Listen

April 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

“Swift Street” is the first song to be shared from the forthcoming album (the sixth! how did that happen?) from Danny & the Champs, “Brilliant Light”, which will be out on June 23rd. Danny George Wilson […]

New Emily Barker record due next month

April 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Aussie singer-songwriter Emily Barker has announced the release of a new album “Sweet Kind of Blue” which lands on May 19th on the Everyone Sang label. Described as “a departure from her folk-based sound” the record reaches […]

Rolling Stone reviews new Willie Nelson track by track

April 27, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Kind of like a singalonga but readalonga. The new album arrives tomorrow and RS have been to it in detail. They report: “Listening to a new Willie Nelson album with a set of fresh ears is […]

New Nathan Bell album due out June

April 26, 2017 Mark Whitfield 1

The Americana artist who’s been described as “the Woody Guthrie we need in the age of globalization” (and God do we need some of him right now), Nathan Bell has announced the release of his upcoming […]

Buddy Miller, Drew Holcomb appear on new Mark Heard tribute album

April 25, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

And if you’ve never heard of him, then, well, now’s your chance. Rolling Stone Country report: “In 2005, the Americana Music Association awarded Song of the Year to “Worry Too Much,” a grinding rock & roll […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

October 2, 2026 0

Kyp Harness makes music on his own terms and has been doing it for 35 years. He is prolific, having put out 20 independent albums of storytelling and melody, with his latest (Lovely) released in April […]

artwork for Mistaken For Wayne album "Whitefish"

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

October 2, 2026 0

Musical pursuits in the heart of rural Canadian life. Not only outside the music industry but within its margins (much less frequently at its very core), there are those for whom music is one of several […]

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

October 2, 2026 0

To celebrate the release of his new album Alamo, which will be released on 13th November 2026 on Thirty Tigers, Jake Bugg has announced he will celebrate the release with a run of November in-store dates. […]

Articles by Mark Whitfield

Danny & the Champions of the World “Swift Street” – Listen

New Emily Barker record due next month

Rolling Stone reviews new Willie Nelson track by track

New Nathan Bell album due out June

Buddy Miller, Drew Holcomb appear on new Mark Heard tribute album

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Kyp Harness

Mistaken for Wayne “Whitefish”

Jake Bugg announces a fortnight of intimate record store appearances

Classic Clips: Chris Hillman “Turn! Turn! Turn!” – Live at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, 2017

The Oystermen “Darn Tootin”